Pierre DOUCET

(b. abt. 1692 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 11 September 1762 , Berthierville, Canada )

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Pierre DOUCET was born abt. 1692 in Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre DOUCET was the child of Laurent DOUCET and Jeanne BABIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain DOUCET and Marie Marguerite Dit La Cadette LANDRY (maternal) Antoine BABIN and Marie MERCIER

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Pierre married Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE 3 February 1715 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 11 June 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Elisabeth died 11 September 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU.

Pierre DOUCET died 11 September 1762 in Berthierville, Canada .
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Pierre DOUCET married

Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 3 February 1715 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU

Children of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE:

Marguerite DOUCET (b.abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph CHEVALIER 7 April 1739 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Agnes DOUCET (b.6 February 1721, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 14 April 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre DOUCET (b.1 June 1726, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Veronique PLANTE 13 February 1756 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth DOUCET (b.9 March 1728, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1770, )
m. Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN 14 February 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel DOUCET (b.24 February 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1822, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT 11 January 1779 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE 3 February 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Agnes DOUCET was born 6 February 1721, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre DOUCET was born 1 June 1726, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DOUCET was born 9 March 1728, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1736 Birth of Child
Michel DOUCET was born 24 February 1736, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agnes DOUCET married 14 April 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

1739 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DOUCET married 7 April 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph CHEVALIER

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1743 Death of Child
Marguerite DOUCET died 4 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DOUCET married 14 February 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste PAQUIN

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Pierre DOUCET married 13 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Veronique PLANTE

1762 Death
11 September 1762
Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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